Wednesday, February 26, 2014

I signed up for the Modern Irish Bee again this year,and have had two sets of blocks to make.

This year we are encouraged to find blocks to make that our
hard working bees can make from our own scrap stash. I love these bees as it really makes me use up my scraps. We are to also use white Ash or snow Kona.

January was Ruth's month and was a fantastic block inspired by Oh Fransson, We were
asked to make blocks that were 1 ½ “squares and be bright and colourful.

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Medallion quilts wouldn't be on the top of my list of quilts to do but I thought that I would give it a go and be yet another quilt top I will start.

We are to head off and find some Medallion quilts that inspire us and make a mosaic of our favourites at our flickr group and find a few ideas on what we would like to make.

I have found some amazing medallion quilts and lots with very detailed centres, but thought that I would move away from the star in the middle and try something different. I do have the pattern template and sewing foot to sew curves and thought that maybe a flower from Retro Flower quilt would look nice in the middle ( yes another QAL that I never got around to doing)

Photo from the front cover of Retro Flower pattern.

Then I came across this block for the middle in one of my many books.

Wedged in found in Modern Blocks.

Yes the ideas are changing all the time and although there will be lots of flying geese, I seem to find more and more little ideas for framing my flower. Although I do want to incorporate a few curved blocks into the edging too.

And then I found this block.

I wouldn't know where to start with this block, maybe I should shelve this for another project.

Drop over to the Modern Quilt Guild Ireland if you want to see what others are making.

About Me

"Not with the good sissors!" and
"Don't you touch that tension!" would be my first memories of my sewing days with my mother. I have always enjoyed sewing since she took the time to teach us all to sew on her green Singer sewing machine. She was always sewing or mending something, and I loved to rummage through her chest of fabric.
Modern quilting is what catches my eye the most but I do like making sweet little things for special people in my life.